Reference: Gift, Giving
Hastings
GIFT, GIVING
I. In the OT.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Agree with your accuser quickly, while you are with him in the way, lest the accuser deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is a corban, which is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me, [he shall be free];
And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.
And if you love those that love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them.
And behold, a certain woman in the city, a sinner, knowing that he was reclining in the house of the Pharisee, brought a vase of ointment,
and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, from whom went out seven demons,
AND some speaking of the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive offerings, he said,
Then they made him a supper there, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those that reclined with him.
And each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send help to the brethren living in Judea;
At the same time also he hoped that money would be given him by Paul; and on this account sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.
And I have been anxious so to preach where Christ was not named, that I might not build on another's foundation;
Wherefore he says, When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
for even in Thessalonica and once and again you sent to my need.
And those that dwell on the earth shall be glad, and rejoice over them, and shall send gifts one to another, because these two prophets tormented those that dwell on the earth.
And the nations shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it,